Study geometric step options with jumps, deriving pricing equations and characterizations.
problem Pricing geometric step options in markets with jumps.
method Symmetry and parity relations, partial integro-differential equations, ordinary integro-differential equations.
result Derive semi-analytical pricing results for geometric step options.
The time average of geometric Brownian motion plays a crucial role in the pricing of Asian options in mathematical finance. In this paper we consider the asymptotics of the discrete-time average of a geometric Brownian motion sampled on uniformly spaced times in the limit of a very large number of averaging time steps.…
The paper uses LSMC to price capped American options with time-dependent caps.
problem Pricing American options with time-capped features.
method Least Squares Monte Carlo (LSMC) method.
result The LSMC method converges to the true price as discretization step and number of trajectories approach limits.
The paper calculates prices for multi-step barrier options under the Black-Scholes model.
problem Calculating prices for multi-step barrier options with varying barriers and time steps.
method Derives a general, explicit expression for option prices using the Black-Scholes model and a multi-step reflection principle.
result Derives a multi-step reflection principle that generalizes the reflection principle of Brownian motion.
Path integral method calculates barrier option prices.
problem Barrier option pricing in finance.
method Path integral method applied to trapezoid and square potential barriers.
result Analytical expressions for option pricing derived.
A new two-step LSMC method improves game option pricing accuracy.
problem Improving game option pricing accuracy using Monte Carlo methods.
method Proposed a two-step Longstaff Schwartz Monte Carlo approach with two regression models fitted at each time step.
result Our method produces more reliable results compared to the original LSMC.
This study uses DRL to hedge American put options, outperforming traditional methods.
problem Hedging American put options with high accuracy and low transaction costs.
method Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) method, trained on stochastic volatility models.
result DRL agents outperform traditional methods in both simulated and real-world scenarios.
A new deep learning method for option pricing in rough volatility models.
problem Efficient pricing of European options in high-dimensional rough volatility models.
method Time-stepping deep gradient flow method reformulating the option pricing PDE as an energy minimization problem.
result The method respects asymptotic behavior and known bounds for option prices.
Path integral method calculates PDBS option prices with time-dependent parameters.
problem Pricing proportional double-barrier step options with time-dependent interest rates and volatilities.
method Path integral method applied to a quantum mechanical analogy of barrier options.
result Derivation of pricing kernel for PDBS options with time-dependent parameters.
Hamiltonian method applied to floating barrier options pricing.
problem Pricing of floating barrier options.
method Hamiltonian approach in quantum mechanics applied to barrier options.
result Analytical expressions for pricing kernel and option price derived.
Paper proposes a closed-form formula for geometric Istanbul call options.
problem Pricing geometric Istanbul call options under the Black-Scholes model.
method Second-order Taylor expansion to derive a closed-form approximation.
result The proposed formula accurately approximates GIC values compared to Monte-Carlo simulations.
Efficiently prices American options with multiple assets using sparse grids.
problem Pricing American options with multiple underlying assets efficiently.
method Dynamic programming formulation followed by sparse grid interpolation.
result Sparse grids reduce the number of interpolation points and maintain function smoothness.
The paper uses a Hamiltonian method to price barrier options under Vasicek interest rate model.
problem Option pricing under Vasicek interest rate model with time-varying interest rates.
method Splitting time to maturity into infinite steps and using quantum mechanics methods for matrix elements, derived pricing kernel and integral expression.
result Numerical results of option prices as functions of underlying asset price, floating rate, and regression rate.
The aim of this paper is to evaluate geometric Asian option by a mixed fractional subdiffusive Black-Scholes model. We derive a pricing formula for geometric Asian option when the underlying stock follows a time changed mixed fractional Brownian motion. We then apply the results to price Asian power options on the stoc…
Robust PDE method for path-dependent Asian-style options using MPDATA.
problem Valuation of path-dependent Asian-style options.
method Non-oscillatory forward-in-time second-order MPDATA finite-difference scheme for solving 2D PDEs.
result MPDATA scheme improves solution over first-order upwind step, highlighting its importance.
In this paper the Buchen's pricing formulae of (higher order) asset and bond binary options are incorporated into the pricing formula of power binary options and a pricing formula of "the normal distribution standard options" with the maturity payoff related to a power function and the density function of normal distri…
The paper derives formulas for pricing geometric Asian options in the Volterra-Heston model.
problem Pricing geometric Asian options in the Volterra-Heston model.
method Derives semi-closed formulas using Fourier transforms and Riccati-Volterra equations.
result Derives formulas for pricing geometric Asian options with fixed and floating strikes.
In this short paper, in order to price occupation-time options, such as (double-barrier) step options and quantile options, we derive various joint distributions of a mixed-exponential jump-diffusion process and its occupation times of intervals.
A new framework for pricing the European currency option is developed in the case where the spot exchange rate fellows a time-changed fractional Brownian motion. An analytic formula for pricing European foreign currency option is proposed by a mean self-financing delta-hedging argument in a discrete time setting. The m…
Closed-form pricing method for multi-asset options.
problem Pricing multi-asset contingent claims in an incomplete market.
method Proving extremal martingale measures and constructing algorithms for bounds and hedging.
result Closed-form formulas for no-arbitrage price intervals and hedging strategies.
American options can be equivalent to European options under certain conditions.
problem Determining when American options can be simplified to European options.
method Using methods from Jourdain and Martini, Chrsitensen, and convex duality.
result A first step towards verifying representability of American options.
New method solves complex financial option pricing with varying time steps.
problem Pricing American options with varying time steps and regime switching.
method Explicit Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme with fourth-order compact finite difference in space and high order analytical approximation.
result The method provides better performance in terms of computational speed and accuracy.
The discrete sum of geometric Brownian motions plays an important role in modeling stochastic annuities in insurance. It also plays a pivotal role in the pricing of Asian options in mathematical finance. In this paper, we study the probability distributions of the infinite sum of geometric Brownian motions, the sum of …
Paper prices geometric Asian options using a multifactor stochastic volatility model.
problem Pricing continuous geometric Asian options under multifactor stochastic volatility.
method Asymptotic expansion and perturbation techniques for both floating and fixed strike GAOs.
result Simplified pricing formulae for GAOs derived in a multifactor stochastic volatility framework.
Paper uses ML for high-dimensional option pricing under uncertain volatility model.
problem High-dimensional option pricing under uncertain volatility.
method Two ML approaches: GTU and NNU.
result Significant improvement in option pricing precision.
This paper deals with the problem of discrete-time option pricing by the mixed fractional version of Merton model with transaction costs. By a mean-self-financing delta hedging argument in a discrete-time setting, a European call option pricing formula is obtained. We also investigate the effect of the time-step δt a…
Based on the concept of self-decomposable random variables we discuss the application of a model for a pair of dependent Poisson processes to energy facilities. Due to the resulting structure of the jump events we can see the self-decomposability as a form of cointegration among jumps. In the context of energy faciliti…
Variational autoencoders help estimate missing volatility data.
problem Estimating missing points on partially observed volatility surfaces.
method Derive latent variables, construct synthetic surfaces fitting available data.
result Synthetic volatility surfaces can be used for stress testing and exotic option valuation.
Algorithm for hedging American options with transaction costs.
problem Hedging American options considering transaction costs.
method Backward Hedging algorithm minimizing loss function.
result Optimal hedging strategy determined by minimizing loss function.
We introduce a new method to price American options based on Chebyshev interpolation. In each step of a dynamic programming time-stepping we approximate the value function with Chebyshev polynomials. The key advantage of this approach is that it allows to shift the model-dependent computations into an offline phase pri…
Study proves duality in exotic option pricing under uncertain model and delayed information.
problem Pricing and hedging of multi-action exotic options under nondominated model uncertainty and delayed information.
method Reformulated superhedging problem as a European option problem, proving duality results.
result Superhedging price equals model-based price with future look-up power.
In this paper we present some results on Geometric Asian option valuation for affine stochastic volatility models with jumps. We shall provide a general framework into which several different valuation problems based on some average process can be cast, and we shall obtain close-form solutions for some relevant affine …
Paper calculates perpetual American put option pricing with drawdown event in Lévy market.
problem Pricing perpetual American put options with a drawdown event in a Lévy market.
method Derives explicit price using geometric Lévy process with downward jumps, optimal stopping rule, and martingale arguments.
result Optimal stopping rule is the first time asset price falls below a specific value.
GMMNs model cross-sectional dependence for better option pricing and simulation.
problem Modeling cross-sectional dependence between stochastic processes.
method Generative moment matching networks (GMMNs) for geometric Brownian motions and ARMA-GARCH models.
result GMMNs produce dependent quasi-random samples with variance reduction.
We consider a special family of occupation-time derivatives, namely proportional step options introduced by Linetsky in [Math. Finance, 9, 55--96 (1999)]. We develop new closed-form spectral expansions for pricing such options under a class of nonlinear volatility diffusion processes which includes the constant-elastic…
This paper uses Monte Carlo simulation to value quality options in agricultural futures contracts.
problem Valuation of quality options in agricultural futures to prevent manipulation and improve hedging performance.
method Monte Carlo simulation with antithetic variables for efficiency.
result Demonstrates a method to estimate the value of quality options in agricultural futures contracts.
New method forecasts stock option prices accurately.
problem Accurate forecasting of stock option prices.
method Solving the ill-posed Black-Scholes equation using the Quasi-Reversibility Method.
result Good forecasting results demonstrated on market data.
Paper introduces a new pricing method for electricity swaps and options.
problem Pricing electricity swaps and options in markets with varying delivery periods.
method Introduces a weighted geometric averaging of futures prices over delivery periods.
result Arbitrage-free pricing framework for derivatives in electricity markets.
We characterize the price of an Asian option, a financial contract, as a fixed-point of a non-linear operator. In recent years, there has been interest in incorporating changes of regime into the parameters describing the evolution of the underlying asset price, namely the interest rate and the volatility, to model sud…
The paper uses regression trees/random forests to price Bermudan options more efficiently.
problem Pricing Bermudan options with conditional expectation estimation.
method Estimates conditional expectations using regression trees or random forests instead of traditional regression methods.
result Regression trees/random forests provide better results in high dimensions.
HO2 learns options from data efficiently, improving robot manipulation tasks.
problem Learning options from raw pixel inputs in 3D robot manipulation tasks.
method HO2 infers likely option choices and trains all policy components off-policy.
result HO2 outperforms existing methods on 3D robot manipulation tasks.
Mathematical models for financial asset prices which include, for example, stochastic volatility or jumps are incomplete in that derivative securities are generally not replicable by trading in the underlying. In earlier work (2004) the first author provided a geometric condition under which trading in the underlying a…
Researchers develop a generalised geometric Brownian motion for better asset pricing.
problem Irregularities in simple geometric Brownian motion for asset dynamics.
method Introduce a memory kernel to generalise GBM, derive moments and probability density functions.
result The performance of kernels in pricing options depends on option maturity and moneyness.
Analytical pricing formulas and Greeks are obtained for European and American basket put options using Mellin transforms. We assume assets are driven by geometric Brownian motion which exhibit correlation and pay a continuous dividend rate. A novel approach to numerical Mellin inversion is achieved via the fast Fourier…
Weighted Monte Carlo prices exotic options calibrating the probabilities of previously generated paths by a regular Monte Carlo to fit a set of option premiums. When only vanilla call and put options and forward prices are considered, the Martingale condition might not be preserved. This paper shows that this is indeed…
The Volterra Heston model is used to price American options.
problem Pricing American options in the Volterra Heston model.
method Kernel-based approximations and simulation techniques.
result Convergence of American option prices in approximating models to the Volterra Heston model.
Continuous time models in the theory of real options give explicit formulas for optimal exercise strategies when options are simple and the price of an underlying asset follows a geometric Brownian motion. This paper suggests a general, computationally simple approach to real options in discrete time. Explicit formulas…
AES scheme improves Bermudan and American option pricing for Heston models.
problem Pricing Bermudan and American options under Heston models efficiently.
method AES scheme using non-central chi-square distribution for variance process.
result AES achieves higher accuracy and computational efficiency for Bermudan options.